Reflexive Verbs

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Reflexive Verbs

• Por El Cid

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What are they?

• Reflexive verbs are simply verbs with a pronoun
  that indicates that the action is being done by
  and for/to the same person.
• Reflexive verbs are made up of two parts
• The Verb
• The Reflexive Pronoun

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In reality
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Agreement
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Some practice
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Placement

• Placement of the pronoun
• Like any other pronoun
• If the verb is conjugated the pronoun is placed
  in front
• If the verb is in the infinitive the verb is
  ATTACHED to the back.
• Examples
• Me visto. And Voy a vestirme.

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A little more practice

• Look at the verbs to the right. Indicate on paper
  whether they would have their reflexive pronoun,
  in front, or behind.

• Baño
• Vestir
• Despides
• Acostar
• Enfadar
• Irrita
• Sienten
• Ocupar

• Front
• Back
• Front
• Back
• Back
• Front
• Front
• Back

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Almost done practicing

• Conjugate the following verbs

• Secarse (yo)
• Dormirse (tú)
• Hacerse (Memo)
• Ponerse (Pilar)
• Casarse (Roberto y Alicia)
• Portarse bien (todos)
• Pelearse (Nosotros)
• Darse prisa (ella)

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The answers

• Me seco
• Te duermes
• Memo se hace
• Pilar se pone
• Roberto y Alicia se casan
• Todos se portan bien
• Nos Peleamos
• Ella se da prisa

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Final practice

• Translate the following sentences.

• I always behave well.
• We get irritated with some people from time to
  time.
• I worry about my grades.
• You (fam) want to become a teacher.
• Anita never fall off her bicycle.

• Siempre me porto bien.
• Nos irritamos con algunas personas de vez en
  cuando.
• Me preocupo por mis notas.
• Quieres hacerte profesor.
• Anita nunca se cae de su bicicleta.